The 40 Best Peace Corps Blogs

[This is from Online Education Database (OEDb). The site helps students find the most convenient, valuable, and relevant education programs to fulfill their academic and career objectives. Our site: www.peacecorpsworldwide.org¬† is # 14 on the list. The NPCA site comes in at # 27. It's a fun listing of many (but certainly not all!) PCV blogs.

The 40 Best Peace Corps Blogs

For recent (and not-so-recent) college graduates who find themselves drawn toward using their educations in the service of humanity, the Peace Corps might seem an appealing prospect. Since 1961, it has sent Americans abroad in order to nurture education, the environment, public health, agriculture, housing, and other necessities in parts of the world with few resources, squelching political atmospheres, and worse. It’s not a perfect system by any stretch of the imagination, but plenty of volunteers end their Peace Corps stints having affected positive change in an often cruel world. And in the digital age, it makes perfect sense that many find blogging an ideal outlet to open up about what they hear, see, smell, taste, and touch on a regular basis. This provides not only a valuable peek into what the organization stands for, but an even better conduit for exploring global cultures through a first-person lens.

Do keep in mind that even the more active blogs out there may not update as frequently as those on other topics, owing to limited Internet access in some regions as well as cramped schedules.

Read detailed postings about the cultural mores Peace Corps volunteers might encounter in parts of Mexico, as well as interesting musings on how it compares and contrasts with its neighbor to the north.

His stint in the Philippines might be drawing to a close soon, but musician, writer, and educator Mark Fullmer still offers an insightful glimpse into the ups and downs of Peace Corps life as well as the interesting folks he encounters along the way.

Following her retirement, Peggy Reinhart decided to join the Peace Corps, and she was eventually assigned to Azerbaijan - where she seems to have fallen in love with everyone and everything around her.

Unlike most of the other blogs listed here, Peace Corps Worldwide concerns itself mostly with returned volunteers who exchange personal narratives in the interest of improving the program and the planet alike.

More than a blog, this community, social media site, photo gallery, and forum brings together current and former Peace Corps members to talk about pretty much everything related to joining up and shipping out.

Benjamin and Susie Barr-Wilson spent nearly two years in South Africa volunteering as a science teacher and recreational program director, respectively, and they offer more insight into tackling assignments as a married couple.

One of the most detailed, informative blogs about life in the Peace Corps ever published whisks readers away to Nepal, where Scott Allan Wallick found himself embroiled in some terrifying political upheaval.

Although this pair of English teachers never blogged as often as some of their contemporaries here, they do boast an incredible photo gallery chronicling their time in Cambodia alongside writings about local events and culture.